Directory junction problems?

[philbio]

Hi,

 

I have 2 HDD in a Drivepool (build 561) "mirrored" configuration (Pool file configuration).

 

1 HDD has the file system and contains some directory junctions (marked by the link arrow in windows) to other HDDs outside of the pool, these can be accessed via the pool drive letter or the actual HDD. The other HDD in the "mirror" has the folders listed but no link icon and clicking on the folders does not flow through to the folder outside HDD. If I disable the HDD in the mirror with the active directory junctions then I cannot access the links via the pool drive letter.

 

So to summarize it appears that DP is duplicating the folder name onto both disks but not the actual directory junction link, only one, and when the disk with the active links is offline then they are not accessible either directly through the other HDD or the DP drive letter.

 

Can anyone provide any advice?

[Christopher (Drashna)]

Unfortunately, that sounds like it is pretty much expected behavior.  And I'm not sure if it would be possible to resolve this issue in a way that allows it to remain a junction point on both disks AND the pool.

 

The best suggestion I have is to "break" the link on the disk itself, and then set it as a junction point on the pool drive only.

 

This will allow it to work properly on the pool, but NOT on the individual disks.